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Read how the cuts to federal nutrition programs included in the administration’s fiscal year 2020 budget released could undermine local economies and increase hunger, particularly among children and seniors.

Retailers, anti-hunger experts, and economists agree that SNAP works to help people put food on the table while boosting local economies. Read more about Feeding America's concerns about the America Harvest Box proposal in the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget

We are relieved there is a deal to reopen the currently closed federal agencies and end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But we urge officials to provide a long-term solution to fund the government.

Our network of food banks has stepped up to help and will continue to do so, but we are mindful of the risk a continued shutdown poses to the demand for assistance and to food bank operations in the face of increased need and an absence of federal funding.

Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, is deeply dismayed by this proposal, which will force more adults into food insecurity by creating unreasonable restrictions on food assistance

This legislation is a win for the 46 million people across the United States served by the Feeding America network, as well as our nation’s growers and producers. Most critically to Feeding America, the bill protects and preserves SNAP.